LONG VALLEY, NJ — What began as a routine traffic stop in Long Valley recently resulted in the confiscation of guns and weapons charges, police say.
Authorities said an officer spotted a car driving on Route 46 with an expired, out-of-state registration from 2023, police say.
The officer pulled the car over and, when approaching the driver's side, spotted two handguns in the front seat, officials said.
A search of the car also yielded hollow point ammunition, police said.
The driver, a man, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of hollow point ammunition.
He was processed and later released to await court proceedings.
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